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    Pronouns that end with -self or -selves are stressed on the second syllable. Number that ends in -teen is stressed on the last syllab.

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    TALK 01 Syllable Stress Handout

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    Syllable Stress

    Stress = accent or weight

    A syllable is a part of a word.


    For example:

    Mor-ning = “Mor” and “ning” are syllables. They are the parts that make up the
    word “morning.”

    DRILLS ON SYLLABLE STRESS

    A. Stress on the first syllable

    1. 2-syllable words

    E-vil (evil) OF-fer (offer) LA-bor (labor)


    JEL-ly (jelly) CIV-il (civil) HOR-ror (horror)
    BOR-row (borrow) CAC-tus (cactus) FAB-ric (fabric)
    GAR-gle (gargle) CLEV-er (clever) ER-rand (errand)
    AN-them (anthem) ARM-pit (armpit) NAUGH-ty (naughty)
    EAR-drum (eardrum) BAL-ance (balance) BACK-yard (backyard)
    FORE-head (forehead) HEALTH-ful (healthful) DOG-ear (dog-ear)
    MES-sage (message) CRA-zy (crazy) MOUN-tain (mountain)

    2. 3-syllable words

    CA-pa-ble (capable) BAL-co-ny (balcony) AC-ci-dent (accident)


    DEL-i-cate (delicate) GLOS-sa-ry (glossary) IG-no-rant (ignorant)
    AC-cu-rate (accurate) DIS-ci-pline (discipline) HAB-i-tat (habitat)
    MA-ga-zine (magazine) TE-le-phone (telephone) BAS-ket-ball (basketball)

    B. Stress on the second syllable

    1. 2-syllable words

    du-ET (duet) u-NITE (unite) a-WARD (award)


    a-CROSS (across) be-LOW (below) a-BOVE (above)
    un-JUST (unjust) suc-CEED (succeed) re-FRESH (refresh)
    por-TRAY (portray) ob-SERVE (observe) re-CEIVE (receive)
    with-DRAW (withdraw) pro-CLAIM (proclaim) re-SIGN (resign)
    pur-SUE (pursue) be-HIND (behind) a-GAIN (again)
    ex-PLODE (explode) ty-PHOON (typhoon) re-FLECT (reflect)
    re-LAX (relax) trans-FORM (transform) ad-VICE (advice)
    2. 3-syllable words

    o-PIN-ion (opinion) op-PO-nent (opponent) me-CHAN-ic (mechanic)


    re-CEIV-er (receiver) fe-RO-cious (ferocious) for-EV-er (forever)
    as-SEM-ble (assemble) con-TIN-ue (continue) pol-LU-tion (pollution)
    suf-FI-cient (sufficient) ma-GI-cian (magician) e-LEC-tric (electric)

    Some rules to remember about syllable stress:


    1. Pronouns that end with –self or –selves are stressed on the second syllable.

    my-SELF her-SELF our-SELVES


    it-SELF him-SELF your-SELVES
    one-SELF your-SELF them-SELVES

    2. Numbers that end in –teen are stressed on the last syllable.

    thir-TEEN four-TEEN six-TEEN


    sev-en-TEEN eigh-TEEN nine-TEEN

    3. There are words that may be stressed on the first or the second syllable. If the
    word is used as a noun or adjective, the stress is on the first syllable. If the word
    is used as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable.

    NOUN/ADJECTIVE (1st syllable stress) VERB (2nd syllable stress)

    RE-bel re-BEL
    PER-mit per-MIT
    RE-fuse re-FUSE
    RE-ject re-JECT
    UP-lift up-LIFT
    DE-fect de-FECT
    PRO-test pro-TEST
    CON-flict con-FLICT
    FRE-quent (adjective) fre-QUENT
    TRANS-plant trans-PLANT

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